World Factbook
Chile
República de Chile
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
96.5% (2017 est.)
female
96.3% (2017 est.)
total population
96.4% (2017 est.)
Languages
note
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
Languages
Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, Indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)
major-language sample(s)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Catholic 57%, none 25.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.2%, other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1.3%; less than 1%: Buddhist, Catholic Orthodox, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Islam, Judaism, other religions, no religion (2024)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1 male(s)/female
total population
0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.73 male(s)/female
Birth rate
8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
35.8 years
total
38.9 years (2025 est.)
female
38.2 years
Population
male
9,379,883
total
19,091,343 (2025 est.)
female
9,711,460
Nationality
noun
Chilean(s)
adjective
Chilean
Tobacco use
male
28.4% (2025 est.)
total
26.2% (2025 est.)
female
24.1% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
88% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
19.2% (male 1,822,908/female 1,751,528)
15-64 years
67.3% (male 6,274,620/female 6,278,467)
65 years and over
13.6% (2024 est.) (male 1,072,208/female 1,464,921)
Ethnic groups
White and non-Indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other Indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
45 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
24.1 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
4.8 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
20.9 (2025 est.)
Physician density
3.33 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9% of GDP (2022)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
19% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
18.4% national budget (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births
total
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.46% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.61 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated
Life expectancy at birth
male
77.3 years
female
83.3 years
total population
80.3 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
2.76 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
2.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
7.8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
2.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
28% (2016)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
48.5% (2022 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
17 years (2023 est.)
total
17 years (2023 est.)
female
17 years (2023 est.)